Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Mooresfort, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mooresfort
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.45012, -8.29226
- SMR number
- TS066-104----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In improved pasture on low rise at NNW-edge of old sinuous water channel. Circular area (dims. 6.5m N-S; 7m E-W) defined by very distinctive fosse (basal Wth 0.5-0.9m; overall Wth 3.5-3.7m; D 0.1-0.4m) and remains of an indistinct levelled external bank (Wth 3.6-4.2m; int. H 0.25-0.5m; ext. H 0.1-0.15m) S-ESE. Interior generally level in centre and falling gently to fosse around its perimeter. In general, this monument is distinctively saucer shaped. Identified on aerial photograph (251/20, 251/21).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.